wildfire

At least six wildfires broke out across Greece on Friday, July 17. The first large-scale fire occurred in Laconia, Peloponnese, where firefighters are still trying to get the situation under control using land vehicles and Canadair aircraft. More than two...

Wildfires are quickly spreading across Attica, Laconia and Halkida due to strong winds, while the fire department is attempting to bring the situation under control. Meanwhile, the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visited the Pentagon where he was informed...

At least two Greek villages and a children’s summer camp in Lakonia, Peloponnese, were evacuated due to a wildfire that broke out around 3:45 am on Friday, July 17. Authorities have rushed to the scene but the fire is...

A wildfire that broke out on Saturday in Kissamos, Crete, was set under partial control on Sunday. According to first estimations, the fire has burned 300 hectares of olive trees and brushland, and two old and abandoned farmhouses. Greek firemen remain...

The wildfire that broke out on Monday at 1 p.m in Messinia, in southwestern Peloponnese, Greece, is out of control. Greek authorities have preventively evacuated the villages of Mavromati, Krontires, Danilaika and Golemi, where the fire is within walking distance from the...

Another tragedy shocked Greece this morning. Three children age 5, 7, and 15 died in a fire inside their home in Mesoropi, a small village near the city of Kavala, Greece. Authorities said that the younger boys died in the fire...

A Greek court has convicted an elderly villager and four local officials on charges of negligence that led to 36 deaths five years ago in one of the country's worst-ever wildfires. Judges gave a suspended 10-year sentence to Sofia Nikolopoulou,...

The fire that broke out on Mt. Athos in Halkidiki, northern Greece on Aug. 8 raged for days despite all-night coordinated operations by firefighters on air and ground. The situation was slightly better on Aug. 11 because of milder...

Greek authorities say a fire fighter has died while helping to battle a large wildfire burning inside an air force base just west of the capital Athens. A fire department spokesman, speaking anonymously according to department regulations, said the fire...